On July 23, 2021, Seth was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks, joining his brother Caleb who had been traded to the Blackhawks earlier in the same month. Seth was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 6, 2016, serving as one of the team's alternate captains from 2018. In 2013, Seth played for the United States under-20 national team, which won gold at the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship. Seth was then taken with the fourth overall pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators. He was taken 11th overall by the Everett Silvertips but later traded to the Portland Winterhawks. Seth was drafted in the first round of the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft. Sakic advised the elder Jones to enroll his sons in skating classes first. During Jones's tenure with the Denver Nuggets, he approached Joe Sakic of the Colorado Avalanche about his son playing ice hockey.
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Jones's sons, Seth and Caleb, are professional ice hockey players. His nickname, Popeye, comes from the way one of his eyes seemingly “pops” out of his head. On August 23, 2021, the Denver Nuggets announced that they had hired Jones as assistant coach. On November 9, 2020, the Philadelphia 76ers hired Jones as an assistant coach under Doc Rivers. Jones worked with All-Stars like Roy Hibbert and Paul George, and reached the Eastern Conference Finals his first two years with the team. On August 14, 2013, he was hired as an assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers. After spending the 2007–08 through the 2009–10 season with the Mavericks, he earned a coaching job with the New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets as an assistant coach. He first worked as a player development coach with the Dallas Mavericks. Coaching career įollowing his 11-year career year in the NBA, Jones decided to pursue coaching professional basketball. He once secured 28 rebounds in a single game for the Mavericks in the 1995–96 season, still a team record. He holds NBA career per game averages of 7.0 points and 7.4 rebounds. His best season was in 1995–96 with the Mavericks when he averaged 11.3 points and 10.8 rebounds per game while making 14 of 39 three-point attempts, after averaging 10.3 points and 10.6 rebounds the previous year. The 12 offensive boards without recording a defensive rebound stands as an NBA record since at least 1983. In a game on March 10, 1994, Jones collected 12 offensive rebounds without a single defensive rebound. He had a second stint with the Mavericks during the 2002–03 season, but played in only 26 of 82 games.
Jones also played with the Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards and Golden State Warriors. After playing professionally in Europe for a season, he played for the Mavericks for three seasons until being traded to the Toronto Raptors for Riley's former Michigan Wolverines teammate, shooting guard Jimmy King. He is the only player in Murray State history to record more than 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.Īfter college, he was selected by the Houston Rockets in the second round (41st overall) of the 1992 NBA draft, but his rights were traded to the Dallas Mavericks for those of former University of Michigan center Eric Riley. He is also Murray State's all-time leader in rebounds with 1,374, and led the nation in that category in the 1990–91 season. Jones ranks fourth on Murray State's all-time scoring list with 2,057 points. He is one of only ten MSU men's basketball players to have his jersey retired his #54 hangs in the rafters of the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky.
Jones was honored as the OVC's Athlete of the Year in 19. He finished his college career as a three-time All- Ohio Valley Conference selection, a two-time honorable mention All-America and was named OVC Player of the Year in 19. Ronald Jerome " Popeye" Jones (born June 17, 1970) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).īorn in Dresden, Tennessee, Jones played college basketball for Murray State University. American basketball player and coach Popeye Jones Denver Nuggets
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